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Bernie's ideas are only fringe to a right leaning political climate
Universal Healthcare is the norm in so many countries around the world, including the UK, Germany, France...
Countries with Universal Healthcare:
- http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/06/heres-a-map-of-the-countries-that-provide-universal-health-care-americas-still-not-on-it/259153/
Paid Maternity Leave around the world:
On free college, not just the Scandinavian countries, but Germany and Brazil have free college to students. Other countries like France have very low cost college (about $200 a year.)
Minimum Wages around the world:
Break up the Big Banks? Theodore Roosevelt broke apart 44 monopolies.
